S. 1965: Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act


Quick Facts:

Bill Sponsor: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)

Congress: 119

Date Introduced: June 5, 2025

Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (June 5, 2025)

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Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act

This bill exempts Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJs) from numerical limitations governing the annual allocation of immigrant visas. 

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) (June 5, 2025)

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) (June 5, 2025)

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) (June 5, 2025)

Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) (June 5, 2025)

Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) (June 5, 2025)

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) (June 5, 2025)

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) (June 5, 2025)

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (June 5, 2025)

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) (June 5, 2025)

Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) (June 17, 2025)

Sen. Angus King (I-ME) (July 24, 2025)

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